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| Subject: | Online Shops |  |
| Date: | Nov 29, 2004 |
| From: | Peter Ong | |
In fact, I have yet to hear of a major online store closing its doors.
The only one I know of is the then-famous Hobbyweb in Milpitas, CA, then run by an Asian family. The son, around 20-something seemed like the boss, the image scanner was the dad, and the sister(s), or mom, or aunt were the packers. An uncle was across the Bay in Oakland in the warehouse (must be the container ship receiving site). They never had a store...just a garage-type warehouse. I think they closed because the family either didn't want to do it anymore, too stressful, or one family member's health problems. I ordered and picked up in person from them a few times...good service...but then again I lived close by. But being into the business, I'm not surprised if they started another business type. I remember my former coworker joked that that son probably made more than both of us combined in a year. Not surprising, although I didn't see what car he drove. If BMW, Mercedes, or Lexus (and kid you not), that's proof enough. Back in 1996, who imported lots of kits and books from Asia to sell here? Not like today...
And we all seen the growing pains of GreatModels and HLJ. I wonder how much of their business is domestic and how much international. At the top of the toy store scale, pricey and upscale FAO Schwarz filed for bankrupty and closed its San Francisco downtown shopping area flagship store. But they're going to open one in a huge Las Vegas mall, ironically enough. I saw this with my own eyes.
Peter |
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 | Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Peter Ong - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . More Food for Thought - Peter Ong - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . In the USA? Or elsewhere? - Yc. Wang - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: More Food for Thought - Rob Feehan - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Paul A. Owen - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Nfafan Steve - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - John Leser - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Jeff DeMuth - Dec 1, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . The key to a successful hobby shop - Kevin Johnson - Dec 2, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Steve Carlson - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Hans Haase - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Brian Bocchino - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . Mostly due to high rent....however.... - Mark Fergel - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Mostly due to high rent....however.... - Michael Karnowka - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - David Byrden - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: They are, in Hong Kong - Leo Lee - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . Online Shops - Peter Ong - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Online Shops - Michael Karnowka - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - tony tremblay - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - michael - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . Rent too high - Luke Pitt - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . . . . exactly - David Nickels - Nov 30, 2004 |
| . . . Shopping Center versus Mall - David Nickels - Nov 30, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Shopping Center versus Mall - Alan Tong - Nov 30, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Shopping Center versus Mall - Ed B - Nov 30, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - David Golinsky - Dec 1, 2004 |
| . . . . . . New Q: Do you think anything will fill the void? - Peter Ong - Dec 1, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: New Q: Do you think anything will fill the void? - David Golinsky - Dec 2, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Why no Hobby Shops in Malls? - Kevin Johnson - Dec 2, 2004 |
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